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Southeastern Naturalist

Humboldt Field Research Institute · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN1528-7092eISSN1938-5412

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.217

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.446

Total Worksi

1,832

Total Citationsi

14,908

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Southeastern Naturalist publishes natural history research related to the biology and ecology of the organisms and environments of southeastern North America. The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Ecology, Habitat, Fishery, Range (biology), Species richness, Zoology, and Predation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,832

Publisher OrgEagle Hill Institute

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Humboldt Field Research Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-7092 / 1938-5412

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

281

2019

275

2020

285

2021

2022

129

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationFish Ecology and Management StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementAvian ecology and behaviorAmphibian and Reptile BiologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePlant and animal studiesFire effects on ecosystemsTurtle Biology and Conservation

Frequently asked questions about Southeastern Naturalist

Is Southeastern Naturalist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southeastern Naturalist: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Southeastern Naturalist?

Southeastern Naturalist is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.39.

Is Southeastern Naturalist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southeastern Naturalist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.